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About Boparai Village

Boparai is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 692 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boparai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boparai village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143416
Area (hectares) 198 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 692
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boparai compares

By the 2011 count Boparai is the 82nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Boparai

Boparai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Boparai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Boparai from other places

Boparai lies about 48 km from Amritsar. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Boparai
Nearest town Qadian 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 23 km
District headquarters Amritsar 48 km

Villages closest to Boparai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Boparai

As per the Census of India 2011, Boparai village had a population of 1,298. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Boparai village has 692 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boparai has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Boparai is 143416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boparai covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Boparai falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The census record for Boparai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Boparai.

Boparai is about 48 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boparai is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Qadian is about 9.1 km away. Baba Bakala is about 23 km away. Amritsar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taharpur (3.7 km), Athwal (5.9 km) and Saidoke (9.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Boparai today is likely to be higher.

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